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DARK SECRETS: 20 - The Real Truth

Power and politics: how the alleged rape of Brittany Higgins sparked a reckoning

The trial concerning an alleged sexual assault in the heart of Canberra has heard about the effects of ‘party implications’ and the culture of parliament

The Guardian - AU

Brittany Higgins knew her partner sent documents about her alleged rape to journalists before her police interview, court hears

Former Liberal Party staffer Brittany Higgins is under cross-examination on the fourth day of the trial of her alleged rapist and former colleague Bruce Lehrmann.

ABC News

Brittany Higgins reveals new book details

Former political staffer Brittany Higgins has revealed at her rape accused's trial details about a book deal she secured worth more than $320,000.

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Brittany Higgins says alleged rape became ‘not about me’ as top journalists vied for story, court told

Higgins tells court she came forward to media to make cultural change but felt tension between Samantha Maiden and Lisa Wilkinson

The Guardian - AU

Senator Simon Birmingham urges Liberal vice-president Teena McQueen to quit for celebrating demise of 'leftie' Liberals

One of the most senior moderates in the federal Liberal Party says vice-president Teena McQueen should quit for celebrating the loss of the party's "lefties" at the federal election.

ABC News

Higgins 'not ashamed' of speaking to media

A jury has heard Brittany Higgins felt pressure not to proceed with a police complaint against her alleged rapist because it could impact the Liberal Party.

AAP

Will the teal independents be disruptors in Victorian politics?

Victorians will be heading to the polls on November 26 to select their next state government.

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Did the Morrison government change the relationship between religion and politics in Australia?

The ABC recently reported on the “infiltration” of Liberal Party branches in regional Victoria by Pentecostals, on a mission to influence Liberal Party positions on so-called morality issues such as abortion and LGBTIQ+ rights.

The Conversation

Vic Labor has election-winning lead: poll

New polling shows the Andrews government maintains a comfortable lead heading into Victoria's state election in November, while Coalition support has dropped.

AAP

Ousted Liberal Party MP Cathrine Burnett-Wake condemns extremists in politics

Victorian Liberal Party politician Cathrine Burnett-Wake, who was ousted at pre-selection by a candidate linked to a Pentecostal church, has lashed out at extremism in politics.

ABC News

Ex-MP Craig Kelly tries to overturn election sign law

Laws mandating specific details on election posters unlawfully interfere with the freedom of political communication, ex-MP Craig Kelly has told a court.

AAP

The party that once had a chance of breaking Labour and Tory dominance of politics

Former Welsh Labour MP Gwynoro Jones has co-authored a book which reveals behind-the-scenes rows that helped wreck the prospect of the Conservatives and Labour being replaced in power by a centrist alliance in the 1980s, reports Political editor-at-large Martin Shipton

Wales Online

Dutton's high-wire act: holding the Coalition together while presenting as an alternative government

When the Liberal Party’s most senior right-wing figure, Peter Dutton, forced a leadership spill in 2018, ending Malcolm Turnbull’s premiership, even some moderates in the party room preferred him over the hyper-ambitious Scott Morrison. Yet it was to the latter they reluctantly turned, judging him less frightening to voters.

The Conversation

PM warns of difficult decisions in budget

Anthony Albanese has warned of difficult decisions ahead in the federal budget, as the government looks for cost-of-living relief measures.

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Victorian Liberal Party branch stacking claims as Pentecostal church 'infiltrates' branches

A Pentecostal church group in Gippsland is accused of branch-stacking to 'infiltrate' local Liberal Party branches and gain influence over the party's internal direction.

The Guardian - AU

Former Liberal hopeful Felicity Frederico to run as independent in marginal Victorian seat

Exclusive: Former mayor and OAM recipient, who unsuccessfully sought Liberal preselection three times, to contest Brighton in election

The Conversation

John Howard calls for 'a sense of balance', but can he help the Liberal Party find it?

When stories about former Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s secret ministerial roles emerged, John Howard was called on by all and sundry for comment. For some, Howard represents stability, convention and commonsense liberalism, a Menzies in our own time. (It is a parallel Howard has carefully cultivated).

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Politics with Michelle Grattan: David Littleproud on charting his course in opposition

David Littleproud runs his own race. In opposition he’s Nationals leader first and Coalitionist second. Thus he was quick out of the blocks criticising Scott Morrison’s power grab, and when Peter Dutton rejected an invitation to next week’s jobs and skills summit, Littleproud said he wanted to go.

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Women in the Labor party are leading the way in increasing Indigenous representation

A record 11 Indigenous representatives recently took their seats in the new federal parliament – three in the House of Representatives and eight in the Senate. Of these, nine are women and just two are men.

The Conversation

Australians are tired of lies in political advertising. Here's how it can be fixed

Our voting choices are only authentic if our decisions are informed by truthful information. That condition is now increasingly elusive.

ABC News

Barnaby Joyce says he didn't know 'most of' Scott Morrison's secret portfolio arrangements

Former deputy PM Barnaby Joyce says he didn't know "most of" the arrangements surrounding Scott Morrison's secret assumption of several ministerial portfolios during the COVID-19 pandemic.

ABC News

Former prime minister John Howard says Scott Morrison should remain in parliament to avoid a by-election

Former prime minister John Howard says Scott Morrison should not resign as a Liberal MP because it is not in the interests of the Liberal Party to have a by-election.

Al Jazeera

Australia PM says Morrison’s secret roles ‘undermined democracy’

Anthony Albanese seeking official legal advice after it emerges predecessor had appointed himself to a number of roles.

The Guardian - AU

Nationals leader says party must rebuild trust with women but rejects quotas

David Littleproud says regional Australians should be considered at Labor’s jobs summit as he outlines vision to party faithful

ABC News

With a state election looming, a crisis has left Victoria's opposition with no choice but to regroup

Months out from a state election, a leaked email, a "disastrous" interview and staff departures have rocked Victoria's opposition.

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